Akira Takarada
Known for: Acting
Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Filmography
Series
Homework
1992
Film
Godzilla
Immigration Officer
2014
Series
Carnation
2011
Film
Godzilla
Hideto Ogata
1954
Series
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019
Series
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
Series
Watashi no Aozora
Joji Murai
2000
Film
Godzilla: Final Wars
UN Secretary General Naotarô Daigo
2004
Film
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Environmental Planning Board Chief Jyoji Minamino
1992
Film
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Ogata
1956
Film
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Astronaut Kazuo Fuji
1965
Film
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Ichiro "Ichi" Sakai
1964
Film
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Yoshimura
1966
Film
King Kong Escapes
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
1967
Film
The End of Summer
Teramoto Tadashi
1961
Film
Chûshingura
Gunpei Takada
1962
Film
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
The Boy (Her Brother)
1957
Film
The Longest Night
田中清辉
1965
Series
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
Shigeaki Ikeda
2015
Film
Godzilla
Ogata
1977
Film
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Jafar (voice)
2014
Film
The Three Treasures
Prince Wakatarashi
1959
Film
Me and Me
Akihiko Kinugasa
1962
Film
Sure Death 6
1996
Film
Woman in Witness Protection
Police Commissioner
1997
Film
Latitude Zero
Dr. Ken Tashiro
1969
Film
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
Series
My name is Reiko Shiratori!
Shiratori Kichitaro [Reiko's father]
1993
Film
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Kobayashi
1992
Film
Devils-in-Law
1968
Film
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Ogata (as Akiro Takarata)
1957
Film
The Last War
Takano
1961
Film
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957
Series
Nukata no Ōkimi
1980
Film
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Inukai
1990
Film
Glory to the Filmmaker!
Gentleman in a White Mercedes
2007
Film
The Cabin Attendant
2014
Film
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Reiji Sakanishi
1960
Film
Fantastipo
2005
Film
A Woman's Life
Koichi Shimizu
1963
Film
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
Himself
2008
Film
Dance with Me
Machin Ueda
2019
Series
Prince Shotoku
Mononobe no Moriya
2001
Film
Tales of the Unusual
2000
Film
A Wanderer's Notebook
Fukuya
1962
Film
Different Sons
Kensuke Akagi
1961
Film
Beast Man Snow Man
Takeshi Iijima
1955
Film
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
2019
Film
Samurai Saga
Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
1959
Film
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
Film
Taking a Success Course
1961
Film
Legend of Plumeria
1983
Film
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Shirō Arisaka (Kyōko’s husband)
1958
Film
The Poem of the Blue Star
1960
Film
The White Rose of Hong Kong
Susumu Utsugi
1965
Film
Beyond the Hills
Kentaro - Ueshima
1960
Film
Let's Go! Young Guy
Kou Kure
1967
Film
The Great Buddha Arrival
Narrator
2018
Film
Someday I'll Know
Daisuke Kaneko
1959
Film
Holiday in Tokyo
George Tanaka
1958
Film
Prince Shōtoku
Prince Anahobe
2001
Film
Prince Shōtoku
Mononobe no Moriya
2001
Film
The Big Boss
Mineo Komatsu
1959
Film
The Masterless 47
Kohei Hayano
1960
Film
Schooldays
Takada Shinichi
1957
Film
Shibuya Midnight War Dark Street
2001
Film
Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble
1962
Film
The Wiser Age
Rokkakuya Kou
1962
Film
3 Dolls in College
Shin'ichi Takada
1959
Film
Ironfinger
Andrew Hoshino
1965
Film
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
Ryota Kujira
1959
Film
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
Film
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Self - Actor
2019
Film
A World Without Cherry Blossoms
Keizo
2022
Film
Clara White Paper - ShohjotaiPHOON!
1985
Film
Star of Hong Kong
Hasegawa Toru
1962
Film
Golden Eyes
Andrew Hoshino
1968
Film
Love You Till I Die
1981
Film
3 Raccoon Dogs
Michio Sasaki
1966
Film
Woman of Design
Kosuke Sakai
1962
Film
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960
Film
All is Well
Saitaro Okazaki
1955
Film
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Akinosuke Takarai
1958
Film
Lovers of Ginza
1961
Film
A Night in Hong Kong
Hiroshi Tanaka
1961
Film
Anything For Success
1962
Film
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
Masuda Sotaro
1954
Film
Nikko Story
2023
Film
All is Well 2
1955
Film
The Spirit of Godzilla
ナレーション
2004
Film
Singing in the Sun
Moriyama Tadashi
1960
Film
A Town with a Mountain and River
Keisuke Yagi
1957
Film
Daybreak Chorus
Kensuke Ukita
1963
Film
The Capital of Love
Kunio Murata
1958
Film
Engagement Ring
Yōichi Kurata
1956
Film
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2
Maeda Keiichirō
1957
Film
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
Film
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998
Film
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Tatsuo Ito
1957
Film
Blood and Diamonds
1964
Film
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
Film
Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends
1964
Film
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
Voiceover
2005
Film
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
Kamura
1956
Film
The 6th Suspect
Shinsuke Arima
1960
Film
Young Love Conquers All
1955
Film
Patio
1992
Film
The Paradise Island Story
1957
Film
The Audition
Emcee
1984
Film
Morishige, where are you going?
Akira Wakayama
1956
Film
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Film
The Dangerous Kiss
1960
Film
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
Yuichi Okamoto
1963
Film
Love on Rainbow Island
Sainkichi 'Johannes' Matsutani
1956
Film
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
1962
Film
Bridge over Troubled Water
CEO Ogata
2018
Film
Shinobu's Tomorrow
1984
Film
Price of Beauty
Koichi Yamawaki
1957
Film
Imaginary Paradise
1968
Film
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
Mizukami Gorō
1960
Film
Eacape of Fear
Toshio Ogata
1956
Film
Travels of Lord Mito
Sukesaburô Sasaki
1969
Film
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
Himself
2015
Film
Walleyed Nippon
Shin Moriyama
1963
Film
A Far Promise
2014
Film
Road to the Don 12
2000
Film
The College Ruggers
Eiichi Miyake
1959
Film
The Man Who Never Gives Up 3: Goodbye
2007
Film
Blue Buds
Groom
1956
Film
Bride in a Bathing Suit
Masao Sakurai
1954
Film
Fukumimi
2003
Film
A Strong Wind Blows
Shūji Ōma
1956
Film
The College Hero
Katsumi Kageyama
1958
Film
Frame of Snow
Kikukawa Shinzō
1955
Film
The Man of the Political Economy
2015
Film
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl
himself
1958
Film
The Green Voyage
Keiji Takenaka (college student)
1957
Film
Young Lovers
Shuichi Nozaki
1959
Film
Triumphant Song of Youth
Akio Shimamura
1956
Film
The Wife is a University Student
Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
1956
Film
Devices Stronger Than Women
Shin Takayama (Nanahikari Electric publicity staff)
1963
Film
Birth of Romance
Ichirô Yabe
1957
Film
My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie
Kichitaro Shiratori
1995
Film
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
Himself
2010
Film
Reign of Terror
Jun’nosuke Kijima
1957
Film
Flower's Yearning
Tsuda Shin'ichi
1958
Film
Bright Young Maidens
1958
Film
On Wings of Love
Hajime Kyosu
1957
Film
Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3
Keiichiro Maeda
1958
Film
Big Wind from Tokyo
Ishinaka Sekijirō
1966
Film
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
Heizaemon Ujiie
1955
Film
Black Corridor
2004
Film
Runaway Bride
1956
Film
The Daphne
Kudo
1966
Film
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 2
1999
Film
Bridal Candidates
Tsubasa Ipponsugi
1955
Film
Godzilla Battle Royale
Sec. General Fuji
2014
Film
The Singing Tireless Town
Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
1957
Film
A Melody for My Father
2005
Film
Tomboy Daughter Diary
Tsubasa Ipponsugi
1955
Film
Start Here
Kiyoshi Nakanishi (Junko’s Husband)
1965
Film
The Blue Mountains
Mr. Numata
1957
Film
Showdown on Pier No.3
Takagi
1960
Film
Wharf with the Weeping Girl
Ryūji
1956
Film
Jacks and Jills
Kubota
1956
Film
More Than 10,000 Women But...
Junichi Hasegawa
1966
Film
Diary of a Successful Salaryman
Maeda Keiichirō
1957
Film
The man who became a billionaire.
1994
Film
Fighting Cha Cha Girl
Hideyuki Tsutsumi
1956
Film
The Blue Mountains Part 2
Teacher Numata
1957
Film
Romance and Rhythm
Tajima
1958
Film
I Am a Sardine
2004
Film
A Miracle of Hakone
2008
Film
A Sparkle of Life
2013
Film
War and Peace: Akira Takarada's Testimony
2021
Film
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps
1999